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Enrollment
488
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE VILLA CCSD 41·NCES 172187003657
William L Thompson School
515 Thompson Ln, Lake Villa, IL 60046 · (847) 245-8301 · Lake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL488 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Illinois public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
155 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 56 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
William L Thompson School→Peter J Palombi School
Based on grade levels within Lake Villa CCSD 41. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
61.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +18.0pp since 2023
Math
36.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.4% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.4% | 23.7% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like William L Thompson School
William L Thompson School's state test result (48.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William L Thompson School this school | 488 | 31.8% | 48.8% |
| Ravenswood Elementary School Chicago | 522 | 32.2% | 66.0% |
| Fearn Elementary School North Aurora | 492 | 32.1% | 44.2% |
| Big Timber Elementary School Hampshire | 451 | 33.7% | 44.1% |
| A F Ames Elementary School Riverside | 482 | 31.3% | 76.0% |
| Chappell Elementary School Chicago | 598 | 31.1% | 57.7% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where William L Thompson School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #627 of 1,925 | #23 of 69 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #1,090 of 2,077 ▼ 54 | #69 of 102 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #628 of 2,077 ▲ 59 | #51 of 102 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 488 | #594 of 2,419 | #34 of 121 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #1,179 of 2,035 | #85 of 114 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.5% | #287 of 2,042 | #11 of 114 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.8% | #1,740 of 2,132 | #66 of 82 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.9% | #449 of 1,461 | #21 of 71 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
488
-64 (-12%) vs 2020
-34% since 2000-01, when it was 741
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 488 | 35.2 | 13.8:1 | 32% (155) |
| 2023-24 | 483 | 31.5 | 15.3:1 | 35% (169) |
| 2022-23 | 478 | 34.1 | 14.0:1 | 33% (156) |
| 2020-21 | 552 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 609 | 36 | 16.9:1 | 22% (135) |
| 2015-16 | 654 | 38 | 17.2:1 | 20% (129) |
| 2010-11 | 625 | 36 | 17.4:1 | 18% (114) |
| 2000-01 | 741 | 39 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William L Thompson School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (609 to 488); teachers down 2% (36 to 35.2).
About William L Thompson School
William L Thompson School is a public elementary school run by Lake Villa CCSD 41 in Lake Villa, Illinois. It has an enrollment of 488 students in pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Illinois enroll around 381, and this school is 28% above that mark.
William L Thompson School is a school in Lake Villa CCSD 41. The district has 4 schools and 2,388 students.
About 45% of students at William L Thompson School are White, the largest single group. The school is also 34% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 3% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 61%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 66, compared with 70 nationally.
William L Thompson School lists 35.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 13.8 students per teacher. That is in line with the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. About 32% of students at William L Thompson School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 54% average for public schools in Lake County.
William L Thompson School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 46% of Illinois public elementary schools.
In Illinois, William L Thompson School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 48.8% actual against a predicted 53.2%.
Looking at the county, Lake County, median household income comes to about $110,416, about 48% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county's public schools total 214, with about 118,032 students.
Peter J Palombi School, about 1.0 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of William L Thompson School, there are at least 8 other public schools. William L Thompson School is 1st of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 488, from 552 in 2020-21.
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Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
714,223
Census ACS
Median income
$110,416
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
214
118,032 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lake Villa CCSD 41
- Peter J Palombi SchoolMiddle · 844 students
- B J Hooper Elementary SchoolElementary · 545 students
- Olive C Martin SchoolElementary · 511 students
Other schools in Lake Villa
- Lakes Community High SchoolHigh · 1,334 students
- Peter J Palombi SchoolMiddle · 844 students
- Oakland Elementary SchoolElementary · 515 students
- Olive C Martin SchoolElementary · 511 students
- Pleviak Elementary SchoolElementary · 370 students
- Allendale SchoolHigh
Nearby schools
- Peter J Palombi School1.0 mi · 844
- Pleviak Elementary School1.3 mi · 370
- Round Lake Middle School1.4 mi · 783
- Indian Hill Elementary School1.4 mi · 529
- Olive C Martin School1.8 mi · 511
- Round Lake Beach Elementary School2.1 mi · 491
Frequently asked questions
About William L Thompson SchoolHow many students attend William L Thompson School?
William L Thompson School enrolls approximately 488 students in grades PK-05.
Is William L Thompson School an elementary, middle, or high school?
William L Thompson School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at William L Thompson School?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at William L Thompson School.
How diverse is William L Thompson School?
William L Thompson School reports a student body of 45% White, 34% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees William L Thompson School?
William L Thompson School is overseen by Lake Villa CCSD 41 in Lake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.